The College of Tourism Belgrade
Belgrade, Bulevar Zorana Đinđića 152a
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Undergraduate studies - Economics and Tourism

COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE ECTS
URR3 Risks and resources management in tourism 7

Basic info

Undergraduate

3rd

Obligatory

Management in Tourism

Summer

Serbian and English

Course description

Theory of crisis in tourism and impact of crisis on development in tourism. Main terminology. Fundamentals of security theory. Development of security in tourism. Rules regulating security in tourism. Sources, types and modes of risks. Specificity of risks and hazards in tourism. Organizing security in tourism. Estimating hazards and security. Natural and man-made hazards as well as possibilities for reducing risks.

Field work pointing to possible risks sources and their impact on certain destinations and certain types of holidays.

References

  1. Safety and Security in Tourism: partnerships and practical guidelines for destinations, World Tourism Organization, pending publication
  2. Handbook on Natural Disaster Reduction in Tourist Areas, World Tourism Organization and World Meteorological Organization, 1998
  3. Glaeser,D (2003), crisis Management in the Tourism Industry, Butterwort-Heinemann, Oxford

Classes per week

3+2

Grading (max. points 100)

Pre-exam Requirements Points
Attendance 10
Preliminary Test 20
Seminar 10
Final Exam Points
Written -
Oral 60